Title: The use of super-efficiency analysis for strategy ranking

Authors: Reza Farzipoor Saen, Majid Azadi

Addresses: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Islamic Azad University – Karaj Branch, Karaj, P.O. Box 31485-313, Iran. ' Faculty of Economic and Management, Islamic Azad University – Sciences and Researches Branch, P.O. Box 14155-7451, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The evaluation of strategic alternatives is particularly a difficult task. This difficulty is due to the complexities inherent in the evaluation process and the lack of structured information. Various analytical and normative models have helped decision makers in strategy selection; however, these models suffer from subjective judgements. This paper proposes an innovative method for ranking strategies without relying on weight assignment by decision makers. A numerical example demonstrates the application of the proposed method.

Keywords: strategic management; strategy ranking; super-efficiency analysis; data envelopment analysis; DEA; strategic alternatives; alternatives evaluation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSSS.2009.022819

International Journal of Society Systems Science, 2009 Vol.1 No.3, pp.281 - 292

Published online: 27 Jan 2009 *

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